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demolition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | destruction, wipeout |
| Type of | finish, ending, conclusion |
| Has types | wrecking, depredation, disintegration, wrack, annihilation, eradication, obliteration, rack, ravage, razing, ruin, ruination |
| Derivation | demolish |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | devastation, destruction |
| Derivation | demolish |
the demolition of the huge tower was quite a spectacle.
Examples of demolition
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The route may vary as the trips work in with ongoing demolition work in the CBD.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Charges explode and start the demolition of the Bridge in Crown Point on Monday.
From the timesunion.com
So it's wise to have the wall assessed by an expert before doing any demolition.
From the courier-journal.com
The world frequently ends in Washington, with the demolition of the White House.
From the washingtonpost.com
The roads are expected to remain closed through Tuesday for the demolition work.
From the signonsandiego.com
Demolition crews knocked down the final pieces of the stadium earlier this week.
From the freep.com
Those dams have served their purpose well and are under no threat of demolition.
From the foxbusiness.com
The board is getting closer to advertising for bids from demolition contractors.
From the toledoblade.com
Since then, the county commissioners have proceeded on a path toward demolition.
From the toledoblade.com
- Destruction: an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
- The act of demolishing
- Demolition is the tearing-down of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use.
- Demolition was the first album by Australian heavy metal band Dungeon. It featured mainly demo-quality tracks, four of which had been remixed from a previous demo with added bass lines from Justin Sayers and a cover of Blondie's "Call Me". ...
- Demolition is the first studio album by British heavy metal band, Girlschool. It was released in Europe on Bronze Records in 1980, with the catalogue number Bronze BRON 534. Vic Maile produced. The tour included high-profile support slots to Black Sabbath and Uriah Heep.
- Demolition is British heavy metal band Judas Priest's 14th studio album. It is the second and final studio album to feature Tim 'Ripper' Owens on vocals. ...
- Demolition is a professional wrestling tag team most prominent during the late 1980s / early 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) made up of Ax (Bill Eadie), Smash (Barry Darsow), and later Crush (Brian Adams). ...
- Demolition is the third studio album by alt-country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released on September 24, 2002 on Lost Highway. The album comprises tracks from Adams' unreleased studio albums, The Suicide Handbook, The Pinkheart Sessions and 48 Hours. ...
- "Demolition" was the pilot episode for British sitcom The Young Ones. It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Paul Jackson. ...
